Sunday, August 30, 2009

Read Some Reviews Before You Get An Elliptical Machine

By Sara Olert

Ask any doctor and he will tell you that treadmills are not great for your body. Jogging outside or on a treadmill will cause impact to your feet, legs and joints and over time it can cause serious damage. Elliptical machines are the far superior alternative to jogging as you get the same aerobic workout without all the impact.

Health clubs have realized how much people like ellipticals and there are usually as many of them now as there are treadmills. An elliptical machine gives you much the same workout as running but with a smooth gliding motion instead of the hard pounding you get while running. Your legs and thighs all get a great workout and your heart gets the aerobic exercise it needs too.

Elliptical machines are expensive and can run anywhere from around a $1000 to well over $5000 for the higher end machines. If you buy one of the more expensive machines though, they are of high enough quality that they should last for many years.

If you want to go out and buy an elliptical machine for your home, you should do some research first. It is true that if you go to a store that sells the machines, they all look great lined up and brand new. It seems they should all perform perfectly just by the look of them. If you do your homework though and look up some elliptical machine reviews online, you will find there is sometimes a big difference between machines.

When you give the different machines a test by getting on them, you will immediately feel a difference between the more expensive models and the cheaper ones. Machines that cost only around $1000 to $2000 will feel much less stable beneath you and the circular motion will not feel quite as smooth. It is much like the difference you feel when riding in a cheap care versus an expensive one. The more expensive elliptical models will all feel very heavy and stable beneath you and give you confidence that they will not break down.

Depending on what you have to spend, your choice will be whether you think the more solid feel and the added options are worth the higher price. In the end though, all elliptical machines do basically the same thing and give you the same workout. The added price is really only necessary for the quality of the machine and how long it will last. When you get on the cheaper machines and then switch to a more expensive model, you will be able to feel the difference in quality and that will likely translate into how long the machine will last before it breaks down.

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